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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1992
DURING THE EARLY YEARS OF HIS CAREER, MR STRACHAN SERVED IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE THEN HONE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, THE THEN SOCIAL SERVICES BRANCH, THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND THE FINANCE BRANCH.
MORE RECENTLY, HE WAS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOUSING FROM 1986 то 1987,
PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT FINANCIAL SECRETARY FROM 1987 TO 1988 AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MARINE FROM 1988 TO 1990.
HE BECAME DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SECURITY IN MAY 1990.
NUMBER OF CRIME HAS DROPPED
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THE NUMBER OF
ROBBERIES UP TO NOVEMBER THIS YEAR HAS DROPPED BY ABOUT SIX PER CENT AS COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, MR EDDIE HUI KEI-ON SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
SPEAKING AFTER THE PRESENTATION
AWARDS
MR HUI PAST 11
OF THE GOOD CITIZEN CEREMONY HELD AT THE METROPLAZA CRYSTAL ATRIUM IN KWAI FONG, ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CRIME FOR THE MONTHS HAD DROPPED BY 4.8 PER CENT OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
HE SAID THAT GOLDSMITH SHOP ROBBERIES HAD DECREASED FROM CASES LAST YEAR TO 38 THIS YEAR.
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MR HUI ATTRIBUTED THE DECLINE OF CRIME, IN PARTICULAR ROBBERIES TO SEVERAL FACTORS INCLUDING IMPROVED INTELLIGENCE NETWORK, PUBLIC SUPPORT AND EFFECTIVE DEPLOYMENT OF POLICE RESOURCES, NEWLY INSTALLED COMPUTERISED TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHINESE COUNTERPARTS.
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THE
CLOSE WORKING
HE CITED AN EXAMPLE WHEREBY TWO ROBBERS WERE ARRESTED MINUTES AFTER THEY ROBBED OFF ALMOST A MILLION DOLLAR OF GOLD ORNAMENTS FROM A MAN IN A RAILWAY STATION IN HUNG HOM YESTERDAY (MONDAY). THE ROBBERS WERE ARRESTED IN WONG ΤΑΙ SIN BY TWO PATROLLING BEAT CONSTABLES.
STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF RELATIONS WITH COUNTERPARTS, MR HUT NOTED THAT CHINA HAS RETURNED A WANTED PERSONS TO HONG KONG SO FAR THIS YEAR.
THE CHINESE TOTAL OF 15
COMMENTING ON THE UPGRADING OF POLICE EQUIPMENT, MR HUI SAID THAT NEW POLICE REVOLVERS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT WOULD ARRIVE SOON. · HE IS HOPEFUL THAT OFFICERS WILL BE FULLY EQUIPPED WITH NEW FIREARMS BY MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION ON IMPROVEMENT TO EQUIPMENT USED BY THE SPECIAL DUTIES UNIT (SDU), MR HUI SAID THEY GOT THE FINEST ACCOUTREMENTS IN THE WORLD.
ON STOLEN CARS AND ANTI-SMUGGLING, MR HUI POINTED OUT THAT A LARGE SCALE OPERATION WAS MOUNTED JOINTLY BY THE ANTI-SMUGGLING TASK FORCE, MARINE POLICE AND THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
/HE SAID